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Both the Sensex and the Nifty had a surprise bounce back in late morning trade on Tuesday as traders went into buy mode after blue chips fell sharply yesterday. The sentiment in Asia continues to be weak as stocks in Shanghai trade at the lowest point of the day. Meanwhile, here is a snapshot of how markets are trading around noon with a special focus on the futures and options space:

MAJOR INDICES: NIFTY rose 4.5 points to 8,365. PNB, Kotak Bank and BHEL were the top gainers. SENSEX traded flat at 27,560 levels. HANG SENG Index, in Hong Kong, rose 1 percent to 24,571 points China's SHANGHAI weighted Index fell 0.6 percent to 3,702 points Japan NIKKEI Index down 0.2% to 20,329 points

SECTORAL INDICES: BANK NIFTY rose 89 to 18,302 points. CNX FMCG Index up 51 at 20,202 points CNX IT Index rose 7 at 11,369 points CNX Metal Index fell 6 to 2,098 points CNX Pharma Index lost 39 at 12,108 points



FUTURES AND OPTIONS MAJOR GAINERS Ceat Ltd Union Bank Bajaj Finance

MAJOR LOSERS JP Associates Sun TV NMDC

TOP OI GAINERS DHFL Wipro HDFC

TOP TRADED FUTURES HDFC Bank Reliance Industries Axis Bank

52-WEEK HIGHS Asahi Glass Himatsingka Siede JK Paper

ADVANCE-DECLINE RATIO Nifty: 26/22 Sensex: 16/14 Futures: 71/88 Broader Market: 1,034/1,025

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